Wiikly Wares: C64 games launch an Onslaught on Wii

I'll be really interested to see what the public response is to Onslaught and what people think. The wifi capability is compelling. Got rave reviews from www.wiiware-world.com, any Joystiqers here buy it???

Commodore 64 games now?

As one of the very few kids I knew to experience the awesomeness (or sometimes lack thereof) of the Commodore 64, I must say - AWESOME! That platform nearly single-handedly started my obsession with old-school arcade games like Moon Patrol and Centipede.

I hope they release Montezuma's Revenge from the C64.

I hate to admit it, but I am pretty in the dark on Commodore 64. Was it the NES equvilent? I always thought it was like the Atari systems but I guess not. I am 28 and grew up gaming but this never made a splash where I live (Ohio), or maybe it did(I was very young then). Is 500 points worth a game?

Great! A new virtual console... However, I never played it, Are those C64 games worth downloading?

Was that C64 in the movie "Big"?

@ Markez , Yah, I always wanted to play that game but didn't know if it was real or not. I always kinda assumed it was made for the movie like the fake prop toys you see in 80's movies.

Okay, seriously: Onslaught looks like the worst game ever. Not only does it look worse than an N64 game, the gameplay itself looks so damned lame. Nothing says fun and satisfying like shooting stupid crawling grubs with a bazooka for a couple of hours, boy-howdy! I bet the grubs get bigger in later levels! I get that it's only 10 bucks, but damn... That's ten bucks towards another game, you know? Has the Wii non-mini game collection well run that dry?

If I want an ugly, muddy shooter where I shoot bugs for hours, I'll go grab Armorines.

Yes, you can view this screen shot as a FPS where it shows the main character's left hand steadying a rocket launcher....

BUT, if you take it out of context and imagine it as a third-person shooter with the thumb of the left hand = back of character's head, it looks like he's carrying a gun that's so comically large, it forces him to lean over out of lack of balance!

....sometimes our imaginations are more fun than any game.

500 points is too much for C64 games, especially when they are competing with free.
That being said I hope the release, MULE, Seven Cities of Gold, Castle of Doctor Creep, Elite and Impossible Mission. I might pay 500 points for one of those games.

I'd really love to see Ultimate Wizard from the C64...one of the great platforming games of its day.

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A few years ago I picked up the C64 version of those "plug-and-play" TV thingies. It's got thirty games or so (most of which I imagine will now find their way to the VC), but I bought it for one game and one game only:

Jumpman Junior
(Wico joystick required)

As someone who played International Karate on the C64 when I was a kid (wasn't World Karate Championship by Epyx the same game?), I seriously can't see any point in playing it now, as nostalgia would last me about ten minutes. When Street Fighter II came out in 1991, it was game over in my mind for International Karate, Karate Champ, and all those other 80's beat 'em ups.

my fav c64 game was space taxi...oh man i hope that ends up on there.

and will we ever see saturn games on here? could there really have been that much hatred for that system to not bring back some titles from it?

I got it last night its a fun game I only have two request a dedicated sprint button and a weapon melee the whip is fine but when ur in battle and u ammo is low and ur whip is out of energy a weapon melee just feels right but its a great game the audio is a bit cheesy and i wish there was a wii speak option for more orgnaized multilplayer but its a game i will be playing for a long time i wish high voltage would release a wii ware game like this with conduit tech and just have multiplayer battles

I remember the C64, I am old enough to have remembered the fun games my friends and I used to play on it. Games like California Games (with the alien ship that picks up the guy if you wait too long in frisbee toss) and even surfing the bbs's for more games and stuff. The Vic20 (clone of the C64 but with less memory if I remember right. Kinda like how companies make 2 kinds of cpu's... one with less memory and one with just the right amount.) was a nice computer too and there was a voice card that allowed crappy synthetic voice (I think) through only one bomber game. The important thing is that if you liked NES games, go ahead and give the C64 emulated ones a try. Many of them were as popular as any you might have found on the NES and plus with them being on the computer meant hacks and cheats were easier. ;) lol!

I have played this game and I can tell you that right off the bat, you get to play with SIX weapons right away! Gun, Rifle, Machine Gun, Multi-Targeting-Rapid Firing Rocket Launcher, Energy Whip, and Grenade. Of all the early levels I found the "Hold the Base" one the toughest one. I honestly felt like I could relate to the way the troopers must have felt in Starship Troopers (waves and waves of bugs popping out of the ground and ammo running low), Fortunately in story mode you get this totally awesome jeep/gunner/combo that with ONE SHOT will take out an enemy that normally takes a lot of shooting to take down. Very handy when taking out the 'tank bugs' of the game. Co-op/team play doesn't give you that jeep as far as I know. Unlike *some* fps games I could mention, this one has enough levels (13 in all in story mode) that you won't be bored or plowing through it easily.

My advice for the game: Wipe all bug blood off(done with nunchuck) you before you start to hurt right away(it is toxic), don't walk off of places because even small heights hurt, and keep an eye on your ammo or the bugs will GET you. Oh, and all bugs have a certain range or style of attack. Learn them and you'll live longer. Finally, watch your radar because they will tell you if any bug managed to slip by you or come around from some other angle.

My pet peeve about the game: Early on you are joined by 2 others. One is a guy, and the other is a GIRL. Only problem is that aside from the fact that soldier says it is a girl... you can NOT visually tell! They ALL look alike aside from the glow color associated with the armor. If you're going to put a girl into the game, at least make her LOOK female.